Overview
Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be transplanted into the doctor's ailing mentor and friend. Operation Heartbeat was the pilot movie for the TV series Medical Center.
Cast
- Richard Bradford as Dr. Joseph Gannon
- Edward G. Robinson as Dr. Lee Forestman
- James Daly as Dr. Paul Lochner
- Kim Stanley as Joanna Hanson
- Maurice Evans as Dr. Easler
- Kevin McCarthy as Clifford Coswell
- J.D. Cannon as Thomas Jarris
- William Windom as Raymond Hanson
- Shelley Fabares as 'Mike' Carter
- James Shigeta as Chief Resident